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### Question: Who needs Mitral valve surgery (minimally invasive)?
### Response: You may need surgery if your mitral valve does not work properly because:
You have mitral regurgitation -- a mitral valve that does not close all the way and allows blood to leak back into the left atria. You have mitral stenosis -- a mitral valve that does not open fully and restricts blood flow. Your valve has developed an infection (infectious endocarditis) You have severe mitral valve prolapse that is not controlled with medications.
Minimally invasive surgery may be done for these reasons:
Changes in your mitral valve are causing major heart symptoms, such as chest pain (angina), shortness of breath, fainting spells (syncope), or heart failure. Tests show that the changes in your mitral valve are beginning to seriously affect your heart function. Your heart valve has been damaged by infection (endocarditis).
A minimally invasive procedure has many benefits. There is less pain, blood loss, and risk of infection. You will also recover faster than you would from open heart surgery.
Percutaneous valvoplasty is a procedure that is only done in people who are too sick to have anesthesia. The results of this procedure are not long lasting.